Self introduction, Free talk, Reading, Nazonazo, Kotowaza, or Introduction to Hiragana, and Talk on how to proceed with lessons.

We have a free talk on anything you want.  Feedback is given on spot.  Next lesson starts from easy review and question.

Free Talk + Feedback

We read some topic available on web, novels, etc., and talk or discuss on what are written.  Feedback is given on spot where necessary.  Next less starts with simple review and questions.

Read & Talk + Feedback

Learn Japanese with an authentic textbook FUN & EASY NIHONGO or FAN & EASY GRAMMAR or みんなの日本語 (MINNA NO NIHONGO / 大家的日语).  If needed, we learn Japanese characters at first.  Students maz skip steps which seem unnecessary.

"FUN & EASY NIHONGO"  or "みんなの日本語　MINNA NO NIHONGO　大家的日语"

We read ”Breakfast at Tiffany's” translated by Haruki, short novel ”品川猿” or ”かえるくん、東京を救う”, or "翻訳夜話（対談）".  While reading, we talk about the story, characters, words, phrases, ... anything we are curious about on the book.

Reading HARUKI  村上春樹　短編・翻訳・対談

We try read KEIGO HIGASHINO 東野圭吾「ナミヤ雑貨店の奇跡 The Miracles of the Namiya General Store 」or BANANA YOSHIMOTO 吉本ばなな「キッチン Kitchen」, and dig words, phrases, expressions, etc.  Further we talk along context.

Reading HIGASHINO or BANANA ナミヤ雑貨店の奇跡（東野圭吾）・キッチン（吉本ばなな）

宮崎駿監督の作品として有名だが、原作は角野栄子の書いた児童文学で各賞を受賞している。アニメは宮崎駿独自の解釈でつくられ、角野栄子からクレームが出ているので読んでみたら。原作のほうが面白いんじゃないのと思うのでいっしょに読みましょう。「ですます」児童文学ですからわかりやすいですが、刺激を望む向きにはお薦めではないかも…